Different Dialects Pertaining to Burmese Like most languages, Burmese has a variety of different dialects spoken in Burma. Despite its upper Burmese origins, the standard dialect of Burmese today comes from Yangon, because of the largest city's media influence. Still, most differences between Yangon are not in the accent or pronunciation but in the vocabulary usage. The majority of Burmese vocabulary is monosyllabic, especially those loaned from other languages since Burmese has been influenced greatly by Pall, English and Mon. Today, Burmese government tries to limit the use of western vocabulary in the Burmese language but certain words, phrases and constantans still remain. It is because of this that a translator well versed in the varied dialects be used for any professional translation service in regards to the Burmese language.